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meantime, barack obama had defeated john mccain in the race to succeed george bush. during the transition, incoming chief of staff rahm emanuel mapped out a governing strategy. >> you never want a serious crisis to go to waste, what i mean by that, an opportunity to do things you could not do before. >> do you remember when rahm emanuel said in 2008 never let a crisis go to waste. >> absolutely. >> john: what do you think? >> cynical. >> at the time he ran a plastics company in wisconsin. >> of course, they didn't let a crisis go to waste. >> when the town is burning, you don't check the party labels. everybody needs to grab a hose. >> his first month in office president obama invoked the economic crisis to ram through an 800 billion dollars stimulus bill, but there was a growing fear among some voters that america couldn't afford this new a trillion here, a trillion there attitude in washington. house republicans heard them. not a single one voted for the bill. it was a lesson for the g.o.p. in the era of obama, says georgia congressman, republican tom price. >> tha
meantime, barack obama had defeated john mccain in the race to succeed george bush. during the transition, incoming chief of staff rahm emanuel mapped out a governing strategy. >> you never want a serious crisis to go to waste, what i mean by that, an opportunity to do things you could not do before. >> do you remember when rahm emanuel said in 2008 never let a crisis go to waste. >> absolutely. >> john: what do you think? >> cynical. >> at the time he ran a...
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and i think john mccain is way too hard on these guys. >> look, it was not a good moment for john mccain. this is what happens all the time, in fairness to john mccain. you have senators who have been there for a long time starkts to get a little older, in their 70s and 80s, and you have the younger guard come up. and it's good, healthy for a party -- >> he's a great american. >> sure. >> he's a personal friend. >> of course. >> i just don't think he's in the flow. he's not in the swing of things the way the new crowd operates. >> that's my point. it's not personal or particular to john mccain. it's as you get older and you have this older guard it's tie to make way. he overreacted. he got very upset. it looked like one of those get off my lawn moments. you remember that dana carvey sketch in the '80s? when i was young. he was a grumpy old man. that's what mccain looked like to me. >> these guys, this new crowd is free market, almost libertarian on the economy. strong market defense but very free market. is it going to change the center of gravity in the senate? is it going to change the
and i think john mccain is way too hard on these guys. >> look, it was not a good moment for john mccain. this is what happens all the time, in fairness to john mccain. you have senators who have been there for a long time starkts to get a little older, in their 70s and 80s, and you have the younger guard come up. and it's good, healthy for a party -- >> he's a great american. >> sure. >> he's a personal friend. >> of course. >> i just don't think he's in the...
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boy lindsey graham because john mccain is upset then lindsey is upset too. oh, yeah and the go ahead that john mccain -- in fact -- went on actually to call at it disservice to raise this issue. >> so we have done i think a disservice to a lot of americans by make them believe that somehow they are in danger from their government. they are not. >> by the way, what have republicans done for the past five or six years? making their terrified that the government is going to take your guns. everyone wants to take over your lives. >> bill: yeah, that's all they do is the scare tactic and rand paul was responding to later from the attorney general of the united states who said we have the legal authority to kill americans on american soil with a drone. jesus, that's worth raising the question about it. and it was john mccain and lindsey graham, what service do they provide by raising the big issue of benghazi and accusing president obama for being responsible for the death of ambassador stephens when the congress had cut the funding. so they made a huge phony deal
boy lindsey graham because john mccain is upset then lindsey is upset too. oh, yeah and the go ahead that john mccain -- in fact -- went on actually to call at it disservice to raise this issue. >> so we have done i think a disservice to a lot of americans by make them believe that somehow they are in danger from their government. they are not. >> by the way, what have republicans done for the past five or six years? making their terrified that the government is going to take your...
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maverick john mccain might have been on the wrong side of this one. >> interesting. i'll stay with you as we switch gears here. we're going to take a bit from the president's weekly address talking about his gop meeting. >> earlier this week, for example, i met with some republican senators to see there were smarter ways to grow our economy and reduce our deficits than the arbitrary cuts and the so-called sequester that recently went into place. we had an open and honest conversation about critical issues like immigration reform and gun violence and other areas where we can work together to move this country forward. >> so, there appears to be some goodwill, genuine appreciation. the president reached out which he's not known for doing in the first term. did anything concrete happen in those first meetings? >> it's hard for us to tell. we know what they ate but we don't really know what they said. the white house is closely guarding the details of this meeting. and even many of the republican senators in attendance are very unwilling to talk about exactly what was di
maverick john mccain might have been on the wrong side of this one. >> interesting. i'll stay with you as we switch gears here. we're going to take a bit from the president's weekly address talking about his gop meeting. >> earlier this week, for example, i met with some republican senators to see there were smarter ways to grow our economy and reduce our deficits than the arbitrary cuts and the so-called sequester that recently went into place. we had an open and honest...
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that followed the president's dinner last night with a dozen republican senators including john mccain who gave the meeting, the dinner, a big thumb's up. >> fine, great, wonderful. >> meantime, on the senate floor today, senators mccain and graham both gave shall i say a thumb down to rand paul's 13-hour filibuster on drones. >> mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts this fire up impressionable kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he's talking about. to somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is, frankly, ridiculous. >> to my republican colleagues, i don't remember any of you coming down here suggesting that president bush was going to kill anybody with a drone. you know? i don't even remember the harshest critics of the -- of president bush on the democratic side. they had a drone program back then. >> and as the latest drama unfolds now from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the othe
that followed the president's dinner last night with a dozen republican senators including john mccain who gave the meeting, the dinner, a big thumb's up. >> fine, great, wonderful. >> meantime, on the senate floor today, senators mccain and graham both gave shall i say a thumb down to rand paul's 13-hour filibuster on drones. >> mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts this fire up impressionable kids in their college dorms. he...
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john mccain used his remarks to address the u.s./israeli marks and taking a swipe at the new secretary of defense, chuck hagel. governor chris christie is slamming leaders in washington for failing to find better solutions to last week's across the board spending cuts. the new jersey republican called out president obama and the congress. >> the worst thing about sequester in my view is they're not spending time talking about e entitlement spending which is where we need to focus on over the long haul to make a difference in terms of our long-term fiscal health as a country. i'm disappointed in that. you know, if you stacked up all the things that disappointment about washington, d.c., it would be pretty tall. if anybody in this room thinks they understand washington, d.c., please come on up, stand behind the podium and you give the answers. because i don't have the first damn idea of what they're doing down there. i don't understand it. i don't understand why they haven't fixed it already. seems to me it should be easy to fix. real
john mccain used his remarks to address the u.s./israeli marks and taking a swipe at the new secretary of defense, chuck hagel. governor chris christie is slamming leaders in washington for failing to find better solutions to last week's across the board spending cuts. the new jersey republican called out president obama and the congress. >> the worst thing about sequester in my view is they're not spending time talking about e entitlement spending which is where we need to focus on over...
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rand paul and the filibuster, here's the radio show talking about senator john mccain. i don't always get the same in return. >> he's saying that, ana, because john mccain and lindsay graham attacked rand on the floor of the senate. >> it's going to be interesting to see. what you were really seeing was a divide in the gop over foreign policy and defense. you know, people have come to rand paul's aid in terms of rush limbaugh, he criticized senator mccain, newt gingrich coming out there. this is a debate that's going to continue going on for at least a couple of days. >> so, jim, overall, who do you think most republicans are siding with in this gop squabble. >> i suspect rand paul. but, boy, alex the egos and politics of that elite mostly men's club in the u.s. senate, it reminds me a little bit of your battleground rhino wars there. and you have the young buck who is then -- is taken to task by the man, the self-style maverick of not long ago john mccain. and mccain playing the party of an aging don quijote. i guess rand paul is only lucky he didn't confront mccain. b
rand paul and the filibuster, here's the radio show talking about senator john mccain. i don't always get the same in return. >> he's saying that, ana, because john mccain and lindsay graham attacked rand on the floor of the senate. >> it's going to be interesting to see. what you were really seeing was a divide in the gop over foreign policy and defense. you know, people have come to rand paul's aid in terms of rush limbaugh, he criticized senator mccain, newt gingrich coming out...
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or do you share john mccain's view? >> well, i share john mccain's view that it's not possible. the debate we're having is about the technology, the drone technology. but the laws and the constitution that the president has to abide by haven't changed. so whether it's a drone or a machine gun, it's the same laws that apply. the president can't use lethal force against an american citizen. you know, unless that citizen is an enemy combatant or engaged in terrorism. so nothing has changed here except for the use of technology. >> but let's be clear. one of the reasons that rand paul did this was the fact that that question was put to the administration repeatedly, and it did not answer it. and there was a reason for him to ask, to press this point. it had been raised in brennan's confirmation hearings. and no one would answer that question as forthrightly as stephanie just did. that was the principle he was upholding there. michael steele, in the end, we've talked about ways in which there are fissures being exposed on the republican side. stephanie pointed out there's also fissur
or do you share john mccain's view? >> well, i share john mccain's view that it's not possible. the debate we're having is about the technology, the drone technology. but the laws and the constitution that the president has to abide by haven't changed. so whether it's a drone or a machine gun, it's the same laws that apply. the president can't use lethal force against an american citizen. you know, unless that citizen is an enemy combatant or engaged in terrorism. so nothing has changed...
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i don't think jane fonda is one of john mccain's favorite americans. that being said, it is true that the 13-hour filibuster had some moments in it which were a little weird. and that's okay. 13 hours, you're entitled to it. >> do you think that libertarian issues are going to cause the gop problems going forward? rand paul, his filibuster obviously touched a nerve for some gop members. >> i don't, don. you and i have talked many times about me wanting and other republicans wanting a big tent party. if you want a big tent party, you got to take a deep breath and make sure that there's room for rand paul and for john mccain. and for ana navarro, on issues like immigration like gay rights, like drone policy, on all sorts of issues. i want to tell you, what we saw this week from the democrats was even more surprising. there are many democrats, who like van, and many in congress, are democrats who agree with rand paul on the drone policy and have their concerns, and yet fairly much all of them remained silent and did not join this filibuster. it's an inter
i don't think jane fonda is one of john mccain's favorite americans. that being said, it is true that the 13-hour filibuster had some moments in it which were a little weird. and that's okay. 13 hours, you're entitled to it. >> do you think that libertarian issues are going to cause the gop problems going forward? rand paul, his filibuster obviously touched a nerve for some gop members. >> i don't, don. you and i have talked many times about me wanting and other republicans wanting...
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and many of the gop are worrying that means they'll join john mccain and lindsay graham in being more open to revenue. former democratic senator bayh on dorgan hopes that's true, he says more revenue's needed he's joined by former republican senator bob bennett. senator dorgan, we want to start with you. listen, i guess after clubbing the republicans, beating 'em up pretty good the charm defense -- offensive, rather, with was -@maybe the last arrow in the quiver, but you think it might work. >> well, what i hope will work is that people talk about these issues, significant and serious issues the country faces, and describe conditions under which compromises can be reached. fact is, we need to solve these problems, and the lack of going back and forth and trying to find common ground has not been very beneficial. so i think what is going on now is fine. and, by the way, in order to solve these deficit problems, we have to do a little of everything. you need restraint, you need entitlement reform, fiscal restraint, spending restraint, and you also need some additional revenues. charles:
and many of the gop are worrying that means they'll join john mccain and lindsay graham in being more open to revenue. former democratic senator bayh on dorgan hopes that's true, he says more revenue's needed he's joined by former republican senator bob bennett. senator dorgan, we want to start with you. listen, i guess after clubbing the republicans, beating 'em up pretty good the charm defense -- offensive, rather, with was -@maybe the last arrow in the quiver, but you think it might work....
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mccain calling it an offensive and insulting behavior senator lindsey graham of course that is not too pleased about his actions as well. so you know it has been a mixed bag of opinion all right you know you mentioned mccain let's take a listen we have a clip of what he said today in response to senator paul's performance let's take a listen. is there any way that the president and states could just randomly attack with a drone or a hellfire missile someone without that person being designated a enemy combatant but to my republican colleagues i don't remember any of you coming down here suggesting that president bush was going to kill anybody would grow. so there are some of his critics but margaret he's not there are some people that are hailing senator paul's performance. that is certainly correct members of his own party marco rubio senator cruz of course who was with him last night. definitely members of his own party rallying around him people are saying that he's breathing new life into the g.o.p. and certainly we will see more coming from senator paul who will in the future some
mccain calling it an offensive and insulting behavior senator lindsey graham of course that is not too pleased about his actions as well. so you know it has been a mixed bag of opinion all right you know you mentioned mccain let's take a listen we have a clip of what he said today in response to senator paul's performance let's take a listen. is there any way that the president and states could just randomly attack with a drone or a hellfire missile someone without that person being designated...
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rand paul or john mccain? ♪ who are you, who, who, who >> if you're sitting in a cafe and somebody thinks you e-mailed your cousin in the middle east -- >> to say we would hit them in a cafe with a hell fire missile. president obama started this. president obama is expanding this. >> as much as i disagree with president obama, i think you have been responsible in the use of the drone program. >> no one will ever forget jane fonda. >> the use of jane fonda's name does evoke certain memories with me. >> that's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda. >> to somehow allege or infer that the president of the united states is going to kill somebody like jane fonda is, frankly, ridiculous. >> there are some limits to filibustering, and i'm going to have to go take care of one of those in a few minutes here. ♪ i really want to know ♪ who are you, who, who, who ♪ who are you, who, who, who >> it is a very busy day in washington. john b
rand paul or john mccain? ♪ who are you, who, who, who >> if you're sitting in a cafe and somebody thinks you e-mailed your cousin in the middle east -- >> to say we would hit them in a cafe with a hell fire missile. president obama started this. president obama is expanding this. >> as much as i disagree with president obama, i think you have been responsible in the use of the drone program. >> no one will ever forget jane fonda. >> the use of jane fonda's name...
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not political if the filibuster is news john mccain got angry. issues have been done with benghazi and other issues and finally it was done and he should not have been insulting. lou: rand paul blew up twitter last night, ted cruise stand with him a democrat of oregon as well. what is the reaction to mccain and lindsay gramm and dianne feinstein attacking senator crews and grand paul? >> we love ted occurs we are proud of him as a freshman senator from texas. if you watch this rate the tear -- attorney-general holder he brings people to them that one negative to their knees. john mccain is uncomfortable not to get his attention. reinstall showed people what could be done. he knew from the beginning he would be confirmed but he is getting results from the people of the left and right. lou: we will come back with the "a team" what is going on politically? is the republican parties splitting? is this a rupture? are lindsay and mccain doing exactly ♪music plays thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for proving there'nowhere we
not political if the filibuster is news john mccain got angry. issues have been done with benghazi and other issues and finally it was done and he should not have been insulting. lou: rand paul blew up twitter last night, ted cruise stand with him a democrat of oregon as well. what is the reaction to mccain and lindsay gramm and dianne feinstein attacking senator crews and grand paul? >> we love ted occurs we are proud of him as a freshman senator from texas. if you watch this rate the...
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john mccain is taking on the drone program. he wasn't there last might for the filibuster that was provided by senator paul. i don't disagree that we need more debate, more discussion, and frankly probably more legislation to make sure that america does protect the rights of all of our citizens, to make sure at the same time that if someone is an enemy combatant, that enemy combatant has nowhere to hide. not in a cafe, not anywhere, but to say that somehow that even though we will try to take that person to say that we would hit them in a cafe with a hellfire missile, first of all, there are no drones with hellfire missiles anywhere near. they're over in places like yemen and afghanistan and other places in the world. so we've done, i think, a disservice to a lot of americans by making them believe that somehow they are in danger from their government. they are not. but we are in danger -- we are in danger from a dedicated long-standing, easily replaceable leadership enemy that is hellbent on our destruction, and this leads us
john mccain is taking on the drone program. he wasn't there last might for the filibuster that was provided by senator paul. i don't disagree that we need more debate, more discussion, and frankly probably more legislation to make sure that america does protect the rights of all of our citizens, to make sure at the same time that if someone is an enemy combatant, that enemy combatant has nowhere to hide. not in a cafe, not anywhere, but to say that somehow that even though we will try to take...
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in the next 30 minutes they're expected to vote on the brennan nomination but senators john mccain and lindsay graham are vowing to, quote, stop the nomination in the full senate unless they receive more information from the white house on the attacks in mbenbenghazi. >> john and i are hell bent on making sure the american people understand this debacle called benghazi. >> i have had questions, written questions for mr. brennan for nearly three weeks now. we have not received a single answer. i think we deserve an answer and i have some questions about torture. >> i'm not going to vote on a new cia director until i find out what the cia did in benghazi. >> joining me now, democratic strategist chris kofonis and carrie brown. part of the laundry list that they say have been unanswered is they want to know why on the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in american history, that is quote from their letter, after multiple attacks on the u.s. and western interests in libya and rising insecurity in countries across the middle east, u.s. military units and assets in the region were not
in the next 30 minutes they're expected to vote on the brennan nomination but senators john mccain and lindsay graham are vowing to, quote, stop the nomination in the full senate unless they receive more information from the white house on the attacks in mbenbenghazi. >> john and i are hell bent on making sure the american people understand this debacle called benghazi. >> i have had questions, written questions for mr. brennan for nearly three weeks now. we have not received a...
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mccain calling it an offensive and insulting behavior senator lindsey graham of course that is not too pleased about his actions as well. so you know it has been a mixed bag of opinion all right you know you mentioned mccain let's take a listen now we have a clip of what he said today in response to senator performance let's take a listen. is there any way that the prez united states could just randomly attack with a drone or a hellfire missile someone without that person being designated in a me come back but to my republican colleagues i don't remember any of you coming down here suggesting that president bush was going to kill anybody would grow. all right so there are some of his critics. margaret a he's not there are some people that are hailing senator paul's performance. that is certainly correct members of his own party marco rubio senator cruz of course who was with him last night you know definitely members of his own party rallying around him people are saying that he's breathing new life into the g.o.p. and certainly we will see more coming from senator paul in the future s
mccain calling it an offensive and insulting behavior senator lindsey graham of course that is not too pleased about his actions as well. so you know it has been a mixed bag of opinion all right you know you mentioned mccain let's take a listen now we have a clip of what he said today in response to senator performance let's take a listen. is there any way that the prez united states could just randomly attack with a drone or a hellfire missile someone without that person being designated in a...
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so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron widen who has been very consistent on this issue which is ideologically consistent. but i would not be surprised to see a big liberal rally for barack obama. gwen: thank you, everybody. we're going to leave you just a few minutes early this week to give you the chance to support your local pbs station which in turn supports us. the conversation will continue online on the "washington week" extra. we will tackle everything we didn't tackle this week. keep up with me on the pbs newshour and we'll see you next week on "washington week." good night. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we went out and asked people a s
so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron widen who has been very consistent on this issue which is...
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. >> at least they didn't book john mccain. >> tell that to face the nation was john mccain and his brother or boyfriend, lindsey graham were on side by side on face the nation. he appeared saying that kim at just 28 years old the north korean dictator is a great guy, he is not his father. he wants president obama to call him. he thinks they could break the ice with basketball. >> jamal: okay. >> that would solve all of the world's problems. >> jamal: i'm an old detroit piston's fan, but i have a soft spot for dennis rodman. so i can't go too negative on dennis rodman. >> let's send rick mahorn to syria. let's send bill lambeard to iran. >> laura sil verman's attempt to be the first nfl kicker did not last long. he is injured her leg while kicking. she kicked just two tryouts, she then called it quits, saying she hopes to try another time. >> wow. the 14-yard kick is a pretty tough way to day bu. >> i know y'all are going to get mad at me for saying this because i a feminist i love women, i have all of their albums. but women should not be playing football. >> yeah. >> i will watch women's
. >> at least they didn't book john mccain. >> tell that to face the nation was john mccain and his brother or boyfriend, lindsey graham were on side by side on face the nation. he appeared saying that kim at just 28 years old the north korean dictator is a great guy, he is not his father. he wants president obama to call him. he thinks they could break the ice with basketball. >> jamal: okay. >> that would solve all of the world's problems. >> jamal: i'm an old...
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you saw john mccain. he came out and talked about the meeting very briefly. he said it was a fine meeting, he expected more meetings. you had mike yohanz out of they be -- nebraska saying he felt more optimistic. he also said he was not in the election, everybody has to have skin in the game if a grand bargain is to be reached. this was a meeting described to me as wide ranging but primarily focused on these fiscal issues around medicare, around chained cpi, around what the president is actually willing to do to reach a grand bargain. a lot of the folks, or at least two or three of the folks that were in that meeting, were actually part of the senate discussions in 2011 around a grand bargain, and they had reached a grand bargain agreement that was in many ways grander than what was almost reached in the house. so i think those sorts of people, like sassy chambliss, like michael yohan up for reelection could be part of this congress we hear so often out of the white house. >> senator lindsey graham, senator john mccain, senator crambliss, senator tom co burn,
you saw john mccain. he came out and talked about the meeting very briefly. he said it was a fine meeting, he expected more meetings. you had mike yohanz out of they be -- nebraska saying he felt more optimistic. he also said he was not in the election, everybody has to have skin in the game if a grand bargain is to be reached. this was a meeting described to me as wide ranging but primarily focused on these fiscal issues around medicare, around chained cpi, around what the president is...
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you have john mccain on the floor chastising him. how will the republican old guard and the new guard, how will they come together in 2016, do you think? >> that's the million dollar question. i don't know if they can come together. i mean, look, with all due respect to senator mccain, him to lecture senator paul or anyone about their strategic insights after his brilliant analysis of why we need to go to preemptive war against iraq is questionable, at best. putting that aside his division between the republican party and the tea party libertarian wing and the traditional folks like senator mccain and others, that tension is going to continue. it's going to fester and it's going to grow and i don't think that's necessarily good for the party because then it makes it difficult for them to rally around one candidate when i think you're going to probably see more of that happen on the democratic side. so you have a weakness going into the 16th race right from the nomination's start. >> another familiar name jumped to the front beige thp
you have john mccain on the floor chastising him. how will the republican old guard and the new guard, how will they come together in 2016, do you think? >> that's the million dollar question. i don't know if they can come together. i mean, look, with all due respect to senator mccain, him to lecture senator paul or anyone about their strategic insights after his brilliant analysis of why we need to go to preemptive war against iraq is questionable, at best. putting that aside his...
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senators lindsey graham and john mccain launched their own drone strike against paul. >> we have done, i think, a disservice to a lot of americans by making them believe that somehow they are in danger from their government. they are not. i don't think what happened yesterday is helpful to the american people. what we saw yesterday is going to give ammunition to those critics who say that the rules of the senate are being abused. i hope that my colleagues on this side of the aisle will take that into consideration. >> to take this debate into the absurd is what i object to. >> laura: now, don't get me wrong. they have the right to disagree with paul and the majority of g.o.p. senators who stood with him. but, given that the filibuster lasted 13 hours, why didn't either of them have the moxxy to debate their colleague face to face on the senate floor? what were they afraid of? presumably they could have done so either before or after their dinner with the president. were they jealous that a junior senator dominated the headlines and managed to galvanize left and right? are they worried
senators lindsey graham and john mccain launched their own drone strike against paul. >> we have done, i think, a disservice to a lot of americans by making them believe that somehow they are in danger from their government. they are not. i don't think what happened yesterday is helpful to the american people. what we saw yesterday is going to give ammunition to those critics who say that the rules of the senate are being abused. i hope that my colleagues on this side of the aisle will...
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the blisters words of john mccain directed at rand paul. no warmth in that photograph to say the least but this is about several of these men who are looking at 2016 peeling away from the crowd and whatever way they can, mark. >> yeah. i mean, we have seen over the last three months now in 2013 some of these republicans running for president starting to dip their toes in to the presidential waters. we saw with rand paul and the filibuster and received a tremendous amount of publicity and jeb bush with the book tour, the interviews with the new book on immigration and then rubio a month ago giving the state of the union response to president obama and put his mark on immigration reform so a lot of moving parts and long time to go and seeing the early movements, tamron, in the early republican presidential race. >> big picture is the budget and deficit and the fiscal issues we're facing and you say when we look at this week a year from now this may be a significant week. looking ahe, just to next week, how will a lot of these moving parts pla
the blisters words of john mccain directed at rand paul. no warmth in that photograph to say the least but this is about several of these men who are looking at 2016 peeling away from the crowd and whatever way they can, mark. >> yeah. i mean, we have seen over the last three months now in 2013 some of these republicans running for president starting to dip their toes in to the presidential waters. we saw with rand paul and the filibuster and received a tremendous amount of publicity and...
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that's what john mccain would like to hear more about from the administration. it is clear to me he thought this was already evident and eric holder made it more evident today by specifically saying what he said. he believes it was done for show and we should move on to the more important things. >> 13 hours talking and let's listen again to the senator. >> it's not easy. my feet were hurting by the end of the day. you can't leave the floor or sit down. you can't use the restroom. >> you were told that. >> it's a rule that the staff in there that works for republicans and the democrats and they inform you what you can and can't do. you have to ask a question and there is a certain protocol or you lose the floor. they see if you make a mistake to take it back from you. >> gloria, i'm going to go there. 2016 seems a world away and we know senator paul has not ruled out throwing his hat in the ring. hooz he upped his stature. >> i think he has. i think the baton has been passed from father to son. i think he gets a lot of national recognition for what he has done.
that's what john mccain would like to hear more about from the administration. it is clear to me he thought this was already evident and eric holder made it more evident today by specifically saying what he said. he believes it was done for show and we should move on to the more important things. >> 13 hours talking and let's listen again to the senator. >> it's not easy. my feet were hurting by the end of the day. you can't leave the floor or sit down. you can't use the restroom....
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a now "new york times" photographer steven crowley captures john mccain and rand paul only moments after mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the good, the bad, and any ugly? >> most of bad. excuse me. mostly good. >> good, good, good. >> no ugly that i can see. the number of jobs created quite a bit mo expecting. if you look over the last few months, it looks like we're sustaining job growth from the 150,000 to 200,000 area. more hours means more income, more spending power, but the main thing -- the main take-away p is what's not happening. we are not seeing the economy crumple even though it was hit with big tax increases in january and higher gasoline prices. >> the headwinds may be felt in that this might have been a bigger move forward than otherwise,
a now "new york times" photographer steven crowley captures john mccain and rand paul only moments after mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the...
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he was kind of the spokesman, but, nevertheless, i see john mccain's point. it seems -- not insulting but inconvenient for people of new york to have the trial. we tried the blind sheikh and successfully in new york. and, and mccarthy oversaw the prosecution and did a terrific job in that trial. i think we're going to do a great job in this trial and i'm not as work up as some conservatives are about this. i think he's going to go away for the rest of his life and, whether he is in guantanamo bay -- just drone... >> chris: laura, having a complete switch of roles here? >> really, do you like my hair today? no. the u.s. has an excellent record of -- in fact convicting these terrorists. and, i guess the question is, you know, he was talking for a while and went quiet, and, would we get more out of im -- >> that is the issue, interrogation, he has been given the right to remain silent and is guaranteed a right to a speedy trial and we don't have the time we would have in guantanamo bay to extract information from him, the way we -- >> and how we got him, he was
he was kind of the spokesman, but, nevertheless, i see john mccain's point. it seems -- not insulting but inconvenient for people of new york to have the trial. we tried the blind sheikh and successfully in new york. and, and mccarthy oversaw the prosecution and did a terrific job in that trial. i think we're going to do a great job in this trial and i'm not as work up as some conservatives are about this. i think he's going to go away for the rest of his life and, whether he is in guantanamo...
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. >> unless you talk to john mccain or lindsey graham. >> with some exceptions. >> let's pivot to the other big story this week. i'm sure you all saw governor romney give his first interview. take a listen to just a snippet from that interview. >> a long and blistering primary where people are attacking one another and where the attacks are sometimes not on the mark but are creating an unfavorable impression, those things are not helpful. >> and he also went on to talk about the debates, those things are not helpful. kind of an understatement there, to say the least. >> says the man who eviscerated any number of candidates along the way. you ask newt gingrich how he feels about how those primaries went. ask rick perihow it was to stand next to mitt romney when he was in full attack mowed. somebody's gonna say something bad about you. it happens. >> he didn't sound like he was totally over the loss yesterday. >> no, he sounded really disappointed. he said it kills me that i'm not in the white house to work on fixing the country's problems. i believe that. i believe that he genuinely th
. >> unless you talk to john mccain or lindsey graham. >> with some exceptions. >> let's pivot to the other big story this week. i'm sure you all saw governor romney give his first interview. take a listen to just a snippet from that interview. >> a long and blistering primary where people are attacking one another and where the attacks are sometimes not on the mark but are creating an unfavorable impression, those things are not helpful. >> and he also went on to...
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[applause] >> they're excited about john. >> and next to senator john mccain, a man who was inside israel's military establishment for 40 years, his most recent position was head of military intelligence for the i.d.f., he participated in two nonproliveuation operations on behalf of israel, the fest of which was as a pilot, a young pilot, in 1981, he was one of the pilots in the israeli operation into osirac and iraq. general. [applause] and a distinguished member of the u.s. senate armed services committee a newer member to the senate but has played a key role in helping to combat anti-israel sentiment at the united nations in a number of roles through the senate, please help me welcome senator kirsten jill brand. >> thank you. -- gillibrang. >> thank you. >> i want to jump right into the discussion with a short period of time and a lot of territory to cover, senator mccain, i want to start with you. iran is on everybody's mind. you have been working and thinking about the issue of iran for a very long time, long before it was on many people's radar screens. in short, what can the united s
[applause] >> they're excited about john. >> and next to senator john mccain, a man who was inside israel's military establishment for 40 years, his most recent position was head of military intelligence for the i.d.f., he participated in two nonproliveuation operations on behalf of israel, the fest of which was as a pilot, a young pilot, in 1981, he was one of the pilots in the israeli operation into osirac and iraq. general. [applause] and a distinguished member of the u.s. senate...
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the mccains or the rand pauls? >> well, i'm really disappointed in john mccain. and i'm very saddened by it. mccain in his younger years was a great maverick. he took on his party all the time. the idea that he's lecturing the next generation because they have the guts to stand up, which i would have thought john mccain would have applauded the news, and say, i may not agree with you in detail, but i'm proud that you're standing up with your beliefs. i don't know what's happening to john mccain but i find it very sad. >> on the substance of the issue whether or not the obama administration needed to spell out the use of drones against u.s. citizens on u.s. soil, who is right? >> if our constitution means anything, it means that your government can't capriciously kill you without the rule of law. and it was very clear from the attorney generals earlier in letters that they were reserving the right -- remember, we're not talking about combatant engaged in fighting. the minute you do that -- >> but it's okay to kill american citizens in yemen -- >> who are combatant
the mccains or the rand pauls? >> well, i'm really disappointed in john mccain. and i'm very saddened by it. mccain in his younger years was a great maverick. he took on his party all the time. the idea that he's lecturing the next generation because they have the guts to stand up, which i would have thought john mccain would have applauded the news, and say, i may not agree with you in detail, but i'm proud that you're standing up with your beliefs. i don't know what's happening to john...
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mccain criticizing him and john mccain on what mr mcconnell don't want mr cornyn they came out and supported him as well unfortunately this isn't the issue i would have made the to get my attention on but he has a vote you want to go back to the locker court like he did when he started rambling in our thirteen i mean they support i have because it was a great political maneuver i mean basically at the end of the day you know to change the conversation from the g.o.p. being you know against well it was a rant against women and it's a change in the conversation to oh this is what the g.o.p. thins for today and to distract the american public about the other aspect of what the g.o.p. and for it was a great political tactic that's why you thought mcconnell in them going to his during the filibuster mark is a libertarian don't you want. the actual libertarian candidate for president to be as high profile as possible don't you think what rand paul did is a good thing for the libertarians i do i think more and more people are seeing that i'd still think the g.o.p. will move center liberty center li
mccain criticizing him and john mccain on what mr mcconnell don't want mr cornyn they came out and supported him as well unfortunately this isn't the issue i would have made the to get my attention on but he has a vote you want to go back to the locker court like he did when he started rambling in our thirteen i mean they support i have because it was a great political maneuver i mean basically at the end of the day you know to change the conversation from the g.o.p. being you know against well...
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. >>> also, john mccain tells me there's plenty of blame to go around for the cuts, and he said some of those cuts could put american lives at risk. >>> we begin with a man who watched his brother swallowed up by the earth and the nightmare isn't over yet. the sinkhole that opened up late last night inside this home in a tampa suburb. that's right, a sinkhole inside the home. at much as 30 feet across and it's getting deeper now. the frantic 911 call came in just after 11:00 last night. the anguish and fear is raw and captured on the tape. >> yes, we need an ambulance and he's stuck underneath the house. the house just fell through. >> okay, and what happened to the house? >> the bedroom floor just collapsed, and my brother-in-law is underneath the house. >> just one second. let me connect you with the ems. >> difficult to imagine what they were going through. underneath the house, jeff bush. jeff's brother jeremy, who narrowly escaped the sink hole himself, leapt into the hole, digging at the sand and wreckage. he kept digging. he said he heard his brother's voice calling out from s
. >>> also, john mccain tells me there's plenty of blame to go around for the cuts, and he said some of those cuts could put american lives at risk. >>> we begin with a man who watched his brother swallowed up by the earth and the nightmare isn't over yet. the sinkhole that opened up late last night inside this home in a tampa suburb. that's right, a sinkhole inside the home. at much as 30 feet across and it's getting deeper now. the frantic 911 call came in just after 11:00...
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also, john mccain tell s me there's plenty of blame to go around for the cuts, and he said some of those cuts could put american lives at risk. >> we begin with a man who watched his brother swallowed up by the earth and the nightmare isn't over yet. the sinkhole that opened up late last night inside this home in a tampa suburb. that's right, a sinkhole inside the home. at much as 30 feet across and it's getting deeper now. the frantic 911 call came in just after 11:00 last night. the anguish and fear is raw and captured on the tape. >> yes, we need an ambulance and he's stuck underneath the house. the house just fell through. >> okay, and what happened to the house? >> the bedroom floor just collapsed, and my brother-in-law is underneath the house. >> just one second. let me connect you with the ems. >> difficult to imagine what they were going through. underneath the house, jeff bush. jeff's brother jeremy, who narrowly escaped the sink hole himself, leapt into the hole, digging at the sand and wreckage. he kept digging. he said he heard his brother's voice calling out from somewhere,
also, john mccain tell s me there's plenty of blame to go around for the cuts, and he said some of those cuts could put american lives at risk. >> we begin with a man who watched his brother swallowed up by the earth and the nightmare isn't over yet. the sinkhole that opened up late last night inside this home in a tampa suburb. that's right, a sinkhole inside the home. at much as 30 feet across and it's getting deeper now. the frantic 911 call came in just after 11:00 last night. the...
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senators lindsey graham and john mccain slammed rand paul, calling it an ill-informed stand. >> calm down, senator. mr. holder is right. even if he doesn't explain the law very well, the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. >> let's bring in our friday gaggle, former republican governor from maryland, and from the deputy editor and contributing writer for roll call, nathan gonzalez. governor, you want to go to you off the back, because this was fascinating with rand paul. >> one-day story. >> a fascinating divide, who would have thought that mitch mcconnell would run to the senate floor to bask in the flow of rand paul, and then lindsey graham and john mccain say sit down. what does this mean for 2016. could this libertarian wing -- >> i love the libertarian wing having a role in the party. i think it's very healthy. there may be something personal here. we don't know. this was a little strong by senator mccain. i don't know as far as any personal animosity. but at this point in the cycle, it's no big deal. it's a one-day story. but
senators lindsey graham and john mccain slammed rand paul, calling it an ill-informed stand. >> calm down, senator. mr. holder is right. even if he doesn't explain the law very well, the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. >> let's bring in our friday gaggle, former republican governor from maryland, and from the deputy editor and contributing writer for roll call, nathan gonzalez. governor, you want to go to you off the back,...
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rand paul's cia filibuster gets slammed by john mccain. is objecting to your government or objecting to the policy of government sympathizing with the enemy? some openly were sympathetic. no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda? >> somehow to allege that the united states of america, our government, would drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda, that -- that is -- that brings the conversation from a serious discussion about u.s. policy to the realm of the ridiculous. >> so rand paul now let the senate confirm the cia director? stay tuned. and is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship? president obama invites paul ryan to the white house for lunch after dining with senate republicans at the jefferson hotel. swanky too. >> how did the meeting go? >> just fine. great. wonderful. >> i am more optimistic just from a personal standpoint. >> senato
rand paul's cia filibuster gets slammed by john mccain. is objecting to your government or objecting to the policy of government sympathizing with the enemy? some openly were sympathetic. no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda? >> somehow to allege that the united states of america, our government,...
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. >> greta: tonight, wow, senator rand paul firing back after john mccain takes to the senate floor and calls the filibuster a political stunt. >> when i asked the president can you kill an american on american soil, it should have been an easy answer. i will speak today until the president responds and says, no, we won't kill americans in cafes. enough is enough, mr. president, come clean, come forward and say you will not kill americans on american soil. >> drone strike program is under the department of defense, when the cia says they're not going to kill you in america, they're not saying the defense department won't. so, eric holder sent a response, the attorney general, and his response says haven't killed anyone yet. i don't intend to kill anyone, but i might. >> in eric holder's response, the attorney general's response to me, they maintain they're not going to do this, just trust us. it's not really about them, though. it's about the law. so when we asked the president, can you kill americans on american soil with your drone strikes, which is part of the military, it it should
. >> greta: tonight, wow, senator rand paul firing back after john mccain takes to the senate floor and calls the filibuster a political stunt. >> when i asked the president can you kill an american on american soil, it should have been an easy answer. i will speak today until the president responds and says, no, we won't kill americans in cafes. enough is enough, mr. president, come clean, come forward and say you will not kill americans on american soil. >> drone strike...